I have got this error while working on my flash:
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference. at Options()
This is my Options class:
package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import fl.managers.StyleManager;
import flash.text.TextFormat;
import fl.events.ComponentEvent;
import fl.events.*;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import fl.controls.*;
import flash.net.SharedObject;
import flash.events.Event;
public class Options extends MovieClip
{
//DECLARE CLASS VARIABLES//
//DECLARE COMPONENT VARIABLES
private var cComponentFmt:TextFormat;
//DECLARE SAVE DATA VARIABLES
private var cPlayerData:Object;
private var cSavedGameData:SharedObject;
//DECLARE SOUND VARIABLES
public function Options()
{
//created the SharedObject using the getLocal() function
cSavedGameData = SharedObject.getLocal("savedPlayerData");
//set component formats
setComponents();
//initialize player's data
setPlayerData();
//set default message display upon entering the setup page
msgDisplay.text = "Introduce yourself to the fellow minions!";
//add event listeners
nameBox.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clearName);
nameBox.addEventListener(ComponentEvent.ENTER, setName);
}
private function setComponents():void
{
//set the TextFormat for the components
cComponentFmt = new TextFormat();
cComponentFmt.color = 0x000000; //black colour
cComponentFmt.font = "Comic Sans MS"; //set default "Comic Sans MS"
cComponentFmt.size = 16;
//apply the new TextFormat to ALL the components
StyleManager.setStyle("textFormat", cComponentFmt);
}
private function setName(evt:ComponentEvent):void
{
trace("Processing text input box..");
// player pressed the ENTER key
cPlayerData.pName = nameBox.text;
msgDisplay.text = "Welcome, " + cPlayerData.pName + "! \nEnjoy many hours of fun with us!";
saveData();
}
private function clearName(evt:MouseEvent):void
{
// player CLICKED in the nameBox
nameBox.text = "";
}
private function setPlayerData():void
{
//all variables that relate to the player
cPlayerData = new Object();
//options related variables
cPlayerData.pName = "Papoi";
cPlayerData.sndTrack = "none";
//game related variables
cPlayerData.pScore = 0;
//save the player's data
saveData();
}
private function saveData():void
{
//savedPlayerData = cPlayerData is the name=value pair
cSavedGameData.data.savedPlayerData = cPlayerData;
//force Flash to update the data
cSavedGameData.flush();
//reload the newly saved data
loadData();
}
private function loadData():void
{
//gets the data stored in the SharedObject
//this particular line not found in the options.as
cSavedGameData = SharedObject.getLocal("savedPlayerData","/",false);
//now stores the save data in the player object
cPlayerData = cSavedGameData.data.savedPlayerData;
}
}
}
Does anyone know why this particular error exists?
And also, I want to make the cPlayerData.pName to be "Papoi" if a name is not entered in the nameBox. How am I to make that happen? Cuz right now, I tried by setting the cPlayerData.pName to "Papoi" by default, but it doesn't work. Hmm..